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Der Band betrifft die internationalen Beziehungen Rumäniens der Jahre 1939-1965. Insgesamt werden 255 Verträge, Konventionen, Abkommen, Vereinbarungen, bilaterale und multilaterale Protokolle wiedergegeben, welche insbesondere die Lösung internationaler Konflikte, die Wirtschaft, Fragen der Aufenthaltsgenehmigung und der Ausweisung, die Staatsgrenze, die Staatsbürgerschaft, die Behandlung von Kriegsgefangenen, die Luft und den Weltraum, sowie die Ozeane und Meere betreffen. (SOI-Abr)

Der Band betrifft die internationalen Beziehungen Rumäniens der Jahre 1965-1975. Insgesamt werden 507 Verträge, Konventionen, Abkommen, Vereinbarungen, bilaterale und multilaterale Protokolle wiedergegeben, die den Austausch von Wirtschaftsgütern, die industrielle und technische Zusammenarbeit, die Arbeits- und Sozialgesetzgebung, Visa sowie Paßangelegenheiten, den juristischen Beistand in Familien- und Strafrechtsfragen, das Erbrecht, Fragen der Aufenthaltsgenehmigung, der Ausweisung, der Staatsgrenze, des kleinen Grenzverkehrs für Bewohner der Grenzgebiete, der Anerkennung und der Gleichstellung von Zeugnissen, die Luft und den Weltraum, die Ozeane und die Meere, sowie die KSZE-Schlußakte der Konferenz von Helsinki 1975 betreffen. (SOI-Abr)

The European Union is a rather new player in international relations. The European Union is neither a state nor international organization. With the accession to the European Union, the states transfer some attributes of sovereignty and, thus, the governing is done by the European Union mostly, taking part in its relations with third countries. At the same time, it contains some elements of the union (confederation, federation). Therefore, the European Union is more than an international organization. We find elements of the federation, confederation without being identified as such, being established on a system of organization. The European Union aims for integration of societies within a single economic, social, political, legal area. The European Union acts as a proper system based on an idea of creating strong Union bonds between the people of Europe, by establishing an internal market, an economical Union. The European Union, in its relations with the member states, keeps the ultimate goal that it has, being an international legal person, special competences, realizing common goals established with the member states. The legal basis of the European Union is represented by two treaties: the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The well-known Lisbon Treaty represents legally an amending treaty of the previous legal instruments - a compromise between the need for reform, on the one hand, and the need to live in a united Europe, on the other hand. The member states of the EU relate to two legal systems. As a result of their participation in an international organization with supranational character, Member States of the European Union assume a number of commitments with repercussions to their state sovereignty. The Member States coexist with the European Union. The European Union has become, along with its Member States, a matter of international law; even if it shows itself as a conglomerate of states - international organization; it is a union of states established by state attributes, an entity more complex and powerful, with a higher importance with its relations with the Member States, but also with an increased influence on international arena.

The author examines the creation and functioning of the Romanian propaganda office at the General Commission of Romania for the New York World's Fair (1939-1940). He analyses two previously unpublished documents from the Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, relevant to the topic under scrutiny. The activity of the office was coordinated by the diplomat Andrei Popovici. His subordinates were the press attach. from the Romanian Legation in the USA, Horia Babeş, Paul Sterian, economic councillor, and Petre Neagoe, writer. The monthly budget was 750 $ (the rate of those years) for the daily expenses and salaries. The propaganda office started its activity in January 1939. It used to publish a bulletin, to help issuing stamps, to prepare propaganda posters, to publish and translate brochures. It also used to send presentations of Romania to journals, such as Cleveland News , Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, New York World Telegram etc., and articles on Romania to newspapers (Annalist, Journal of Commerce etc.), or to occasional publications (Going to the Fair, a Preview, International Guide etc.). The images the propaganda office used to handle were reproducing usual elements of the domestic and foreign official discourse of Charles II: Romania was a totally new country, based on a new social contract ("the royal revolution"), that was looking persistently towards "tomorrow's world" (the slogan of the American fair); this future was build with Romanian resources and strengths, mobilized by "the king of young people and of the peasants".

Based on extensive fieldwork, this study provides an empirical and theoretical analysis of the debates on Republic of Moldova's foreign policy towards Romania. The author argues that Moldovan political actors involved in foreign policy debates are split into three main groups: Russophiles Europeanizers, Westernizers Romanophiles and Pragmatic Moderates. The study identifies two major themes of debate: a symbolic perspective emphasizing the ethnical origins of the Moldovans and the reunification issue and a pragmatic approach aiming at forging an economic partnership with Romania in order to facilitate Moldova's European integration.